NBA roundup: Spurs cruise to 11th straight victory, Rockets star Durant hits milestone

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/champagnie-julian/vuyUXnGn/"]Julian Champagnie[/a] scored 26 points to lead the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]Spurs[/a], who [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/brooklyn-nets-bsAMUpDO/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=2R3VQ8Lr"]never trailed[/a] despite another quiet night for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Victor Wembanyama[/a].[/p][p]The French superstar connected on just three of nine shots from the field but made all six of his free-throw attempts on the way to 12 points.[/p][p]Wembanyama added eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and a pair of blocked shots - and that was plenty as seven San Antonio players scored in double figures.[/p][p]That included 18 points from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/castle-stephon/Kzd3IGeT/"]Stephon Castle[/a] and 14 each from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fox-de-aaron/Ysw8Hl5J/"]De'Aaron Fox[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vassell-devin/hIJfdJJJ/"]Devin Vassell[/a].[/p][p]Undefeated in February, the Spurs are on their longest winning streak since they won 13 straight in the 2015-16 season.[/p][p][b]"It feels like players are finding different ways to win,"[/b] Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. [b]"That's a sign of growth."[/b][/p][embed guid="89d7688a-7196-45eb-8a89-4e3be84453a3" url="https://x.com/spurs/status/2027227528511775121" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durant-kevin/pKXcd9rI/"]Kevin Durant[/a] scored a season-high 40 points to fuel the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Houston Rockets[/a] in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/houston-rockets-Sr9PQALP/orlando-magic-QZMS36Dn/?mid=Ai7wPnje"]113-108[/a] victory over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-magic/QZMS36Dn/"]Magic[/a] in Orlando.[/p][p]Durant scored 26 points in the second half as the Rockets erased a 19-point deficit in the third quarter.[/p][p]He found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sengun-alperen/6VXU9SGb/"]Alperen Sengun[/a] for a layup that put Houston up for good with 3:07 remaining, and the veteran drained four free throws to seal the win.[/p][p]Durant, a 37-year-old two-time champion, became the sixth player in NBA history to reach 32,000 career points.[/p][p][b]"Just to be mentioned in the same category with some of the greatest athletes of all time -- not just basketball players but athletes - I'm just honored and blessed and grateful for all of the people that invested in me along the way,"[/b] Durant said. "[b]It's been a long journey and I'm looking forward to keeping it going."[/b][/p][embed guid="bd18a776-004e-4eaf-817e-34e5754828c3" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2027224128034402720" social-type="twitter" /][p]In [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/phoenix-suns/M1Gy2pra/"]Phoenix[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-neale-royce/pIfNJWgL/"]Royce O'Neale[/a] drilled the game-winning three-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining as the Suns edged the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Los Angeles Lakers[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/los-angeles-lakers-ngegZ8bg/phoenix-suns-M1Gy2pra/?mid=hCtsq8sR"]113-110[/a].[/p][p]Lakers superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]LeBron James[/a]' put-back basket had tied it at 110-110 with 22.7 seconds left, but the Lakers couldn't connect on their final possession and dropped their third straight.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/allen-grayson/QazGs022/"]Grayson Allen[/a] scored 28 points to lead the short-handed Suns, who withstood a 41-point performance from Los Angeles' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doncic-luka/pQ4ZBK0o/"]Luka Doncic[/a].[/p][embed guid="ba3b8ed1-f4cd-4e11-9b53-17a49d6c1e3a" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2027271620079788243" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Knueppel rookie record[/h2][p]In Philadelphia, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maxey-tyrese/r9DvnZeC/"]Tyrese Maxey[/a] broke the 76ers' franchise record for three-pointers, draining five on the way to 28 points in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/miami-heat-CQ7AXnT5/philadelphia-76ers-vwRW2QSh/?mid=ATOjYjT8"]124-117[/a] victory over the Miami Heat.[/p][p]Maxey, who added 11 assists, broke [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iverson-allen/rZOeHmv9/"]Allen Iverson[/a]'s Sixers record of 885 career three-pointers with his fourth trey -- with 1:38 left in the first quarter.[/p][p]He added one more in the period as he scored 20 points in the first quarter alone.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/embiid-joel/G2hZm0nI/"]Joel Embiid[/a] added 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Sixers, who led 73-57 at halftime then held on after Miami clawed back, the Heat managing to grab a one-point lead multiple times before Philadelphia put it away.[/p][p]Charlotte's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/knueppel-kon/YDOmqcSE/"]Kon Knueppel[/a] set an NBA rookie record for most three-pointers in a season, drilling eight of the Hornets' 22 baskets from beyond the arc in their [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/charlotte-hornets-xftMikUg/indiana-pacers-YPohMUTt/?mid=WpKBAmy2"]133-109 victory[/a] over the Pacers in Indiana.[/p][p]Knueppel set the record in the third quarter with his 207th three-pointer of the season, breaking the mark of 206 set by Sacramento's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-keegan/pSSbIP0g/"]Keegan Murray[/a] in the 2022-23 campaign.[/p][p]He had tied Murray's record in the first half with his fifth trey of the game. His eight three-pointers tied his career high.[/p]